Mr. John J. Cullinane

President, The Cullinane Group, Inc.

John Cullinane is president of The Cullinane Group, Inc., and was founder of Cullinet Software, Inc., the first successful software products company. As such, it was the first to have a public offering, be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and reach a $1 billion valuation. He currently is Chairman of the Board of LiveData, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of Oasis Semiconductor, Inc.

Cullinane has worked extensively with the Irish software industry and has promoted peace through jobs and economic development in Northern Ireland. In October 1997, he was named Special Economic Advisor for Belfast in North America, on a pro bono basis. He then created the Friends of Belfast in North America, an informal network of people from the United States and Canada whose "social capital" could be of value in creating jobs and economic development, thus providing the key to peace in Belfast and Northern Ireland. Cullinane participated in the creation of the Conference on Technology Investment and Partnering Opportunities from Israel, Ireland and Northern Ireland sponsored in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts and the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

While at Cullinane Corporation, John developed a unique process for extracting positioning messages from groups of highly opinionated and articulate members of his staff regarding new software products. It was key to the great success of the company. In his experience, it is impossible to do this in any other way. This process has proved enormously valuable for companies, organizations and politicians to help develop their message. Recently, he has helped House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Linda Dorcena Forry, candidate for the 12th Suffolk District, LiveData Inc., CIMIT, and National University of Ireland-Maynouth. He is currently scheduled to assist The Conference Board, the Massachusetts AFL/CIO, and the Massachusetts Special Olympics with their positioning messages. Meurer-Chen Consulting has adopted this process and enhanced it to provide the Comprehensive Message Process (CMP) for political candidates.

Mr. Cullinane graduated from Northeastern University and has also received honorary degrees from Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts - Boston, University of Lowell, and Suffolk University. Most recently, John was awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Ulster at a ceremony held at the John F. Kennedy Library, the first Honorary Degree awarded outside of Ireland by the University.